Paediatric Minor Illness

This comprehensive course is designed for healthcare professionals aiming to enhance their skills in assessing and managing minor illnesses in children. Covering a wide range of common paediatric conditions, the training focuses on evidence-based approaches to deliver effective and safe care in various clinical settings.

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What You'll Learn

  • Develop the ability to perform thorough assessments of children presenting with minor illnesses.​
  • Understand the clinical presentations and management strategies for common paediatric conditions.​
  • Enhance decision-making skills to determine appropriate treatment plans or referrals for paediatric patients.

This course includes

Direct Teaching

Case Studies

Practical Sessions

Course Content

  • Overview of common minor illnesses in children and their impact on health.​
  • Methods for evaluating paediatric patients, including history taking and physical examination.​
  • Identification and management of conditions such as asthma, bronchiolitis, and croup.​
  • Approaches to common problems like gastroenteritis and genito-uninary conditions​
  • Recognition and treatment of skin conditions including eczema and impetigo.​
  • Management of otitis media, tonsillitis, and other ENT-related illnesses.​
  • Clinical decision-making in rashes and other common skin conditions including wounds, bites and stings, lesions and minor burns
  • Assessment and initial management of febrile children and common infections.
  • Guidelines on monitoring, follow-up care, and identifying cases that require specialist referral.​

Why health professionals choose Health Academy for their career

Very informative and interactive. Good to discuss and relate knowledge to cases.
Lowri Thomas

FAQs

This course is suitable for Practice Nurses, ANPs and other Registered Healthcare Professionals working in Primary Care.

Yes, you will be issued with a certificate on successful completion of the course

Assessment by the instructor will be continuous throughout the course

This course has been developed in line with national UK standards and guidelines, including those from the RCPCH, RCN, NICE, and the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services. However, it is essential that clinicians undergo supervised practice within their workplace. You should only assess and manage paediatric patients autonomously when both you and your employer are confident in your competence to do so.

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Image showing a young girl being cared for by a healthcare professional. This comprehensive course is tailored for practice nurses and healthcare professionals working in primary care, offering clinical skills in assessing and managing paediatric patients. With a focus on early recognition and evidence-based management, the course covers common minor childhood presentations and illnesses.

The course aims to enhance history-taking, communication, and diagnostic skills, developing competence in diagnosing and managing common childhood illnesses. Participants will also explore topics of health promotion, and consider legal and ethical considerations and paediatric patient management, including referral requirements for safe practice. Through interactive and engaging case studies and practical examples, participants will gain the knowledge and understanding required for a holistic approach to paediatric minor illness assessment and care.

 

 

Paediatric Minor Illness Course – Core Modules

 

 

 

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Developed in line with UK National Standards and Guidelines (including those in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and guidance from the NHS, NICE, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).

 

 

 

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    Very informative and interactive. Good to discuss and relate knowledge to cases.

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